Plastics Extrusion For Effective Automobile Solutions

- Anwesh Koley

PPAP’s core competence is in polymer extrusion and injection moulded products. The company provides complete solutions to its customers starting from product design to delivery of the finished product. The company has a design centre, tool manufacturing, special purpose machine manufacturing, and laboratory and testing facilities.

PPAP works closely with its technology partners in providing cost effective solutions to its customers. The company’s experienced engineering, design and manufacturing teams are capable of designing and manufacturing products based on customer specifications, using design software like Unigraphics and Catia. Simulation software like Moldflow and extrusion software like MARK is used to validate the design in order to achieve first time right.

MANUFACTURING PROWESS

PPAP has the capability to extrude materials of up to four different levels of hardness, according to customer specifications, alongside the ability to process engineering polymers like PVC, PP, ABS and TPO. Today, most of the toolings and machinery required for polymer extruded parts is manufactured in-house. Some of the products manufactured here include inner and outer belt moulding, door trim, windshield moulding, roof moulding, slide rails, glass run channel and other special profiles. These products are used as sealing systems in automobiles and to enhance the aerodynamics of the vehicle.

The company focuses on acquiring the latest technology like servo controllers, electric machines, QMC and magnetic platen to provide higher quality, cost effective products to its customers. These machines have been sourced primarily from the leading manufacturers like Toshiba, JSW, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Toyo, Nissei etc.